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In the 70s, as a teenager, I trained as a figure skater at South Mountain Arena in West Orange, NJ where the world’s most popular free skater of the time, Janet Lynn, also practiced. I watched …
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Ramona Jan
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1/7/25
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There’s ‘abracadabra,’ a magic word of unknown origin that we’ve all heard in stage magic. And then there’s ‘bibbidi-bobbidi-boo,’ a magic word sung by the …
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Ramona Jan
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12/27/24
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When I was almost two, I wanted to be a ballerina. And so, I took a shower cap, the kind that separates the hairline from the face and looks like a halo, slipped off my bulky diaper and stepped into …
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Ramona Jan
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12/17/24
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Enticed by Christmas sales, I decided to purchase a stone bathmat as a present to myself after shopping for gifts that will go to everyone else. “Stone bathmats are popular because they're …
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Ramona Jan
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12/13/24
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Before the first snow fell upon Callicoon, I encountered cowpokes, two of them, riding horses that were dressed from head to hoof in the finest equestrian accoutrements. The plaid woolen saddle …
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Ramona Jan
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11/26/24
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1. What if we were all equally beautiful by society’s standards, would we find each other attractive?
Perhaps physical attractiveness would take a backseat to personality, …
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Ramona Jan
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11/26/24
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First, some background information:
When we met, private investigator and polygraph examiner, Andrea Forrest Brock (nee Andrea Forrest), was already famous for researching and verifying …
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Ramona Jan
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11/19/24
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While some things are no laughing matter, others are a barrel of laughs. Some even say that at the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. I would have to …
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Ramona Jan
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11/12/24
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It’s come to my attention that gems, diamonds perhaps, of precious conversation between myself and The Huz (my husband) might be worth sharing. The Huz is a singer. You may know him. His name …
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Ramona Jan
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10/29/24
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It started when I spotted some skeins of mossy-colored yarn for sale at Wool Worth in Callicoon. “Hmmm, I think I’ll try knitting,” I said to myself. “Or I’ll just buy …
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Ramona Jan
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10/22/24
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Act One: The Feather Boa
Scene: Art opening somewhere in Sullivan County
“Your column is too flamboyant,” said a woman in impossibly pink lipstick.
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Ramona Jan
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10/15/24
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When Carrie Bradshaw (the fictitious character from the television show, Sex and the City), walks around New York City, people treat her like a celebrity.
They call her name, wave and …
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Ramona Jan
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10/8/24
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